Pakistani short film “Baat Cheet” selected for Cannes Film Festival

Pakistani short film ‘Baat Cheet’ has been invited to participate in the Short Film Corner at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. The short film is written, produced and directed by Rayika Choudri and stars Sarwat Gilani and Joshinder Chaggar in the leading roles.

To represent their film at the festival, Rayika Choudri and the assistant director, Misha Rezvi – an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker -will fly to France.

Earlier, Baat Cheet has also won three gold awards at the Documentary and Short International Movie Awards 2015 (Indonesia) in directing, newcomer and international short film categories.

The 68th annual Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 13 to 24 May 2015 in France.